Members of 3rd Infantry Division headed overseas

FORT STEWART - Two units from Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield assigned to support Operation Desert Spring have been deployed to Kuwait. <br> <br> The Army loaded Apache helicopters onto a cargo plane Tuesday night as the 3rd Infantry Division, headquartered at Fort Stewart, prepared to go overseas. <br> <br> Fort Stewart rotates units through the region but was excused for the past year and a half as troops trained for and completed peacekeeping missions. <br> <br> Operation Desert Spring is an ongoing mission to deter Iraq from attacking Kuwait. U.S. troops have been stationed in Kuwait since the Gulf War. <br> <br> Most of the 3rd Division troops deploying to Kuwait are from the division&#39;s 3rd Brigade, headquartered at Fort Benning. Local troops deploying are from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation and a Multiple Launch Rocket System battery from the division&#39;s artillery. <br> <br> Army officials would not say when most troops would leave due to security concerns. Deployments generally last several months.